Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Reading
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55197

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Current location

Brock Barracks
Oxford Road
Reading
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 1HW
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 69340 73749
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone tablet mounted on brick wall. Engravings of regimental badge and the Victoria Cross.
Inscription
COMMEMORATING/ 1300 PRIVATE/ F.W.O.POTTS VC/ BERKSHIRE YEOMANRY/1882 - 1943/ 21ST AUG. 1915 FOR MOST/ CONSPICUOUS AND/ DEVOTION TO A WOUNDED/ COMRADE HILL 70 GALLIPOLI/ 1992
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Potts, F W O
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,additional,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,additional,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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